Commentary for Sukkah 47:3

קשיא דרבי מאיר אדרבי מאיר אמר לך ר' מאיר מיתה שכיחא בקיעת הנוד לא שכיחא אפשר דמסר ליה לשומר

[But there is still] a contradiction between the two statements of R. Meir? R. Meir can answer you Death is of frequent occurrence, but the splitting of a wineskin is infrequent, since one might give it in charge of a guardian.

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